0300 Military Time
0300 = 3:00 AM. Say it: “zero three hundred hours.”
3:00 AM
zero three hundred hours
How 0300 converts to 3:00 AM
The hour 03 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (3), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 3:00 AM.
The 3 a.m. block: nurses call it the reset hour; printers and pan-truck loaders know it by heart. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
0300 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 0300 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 3:00 AM |
| Spoken | “zero three hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Morning (AM) |
| On a timesheet | 03:00 |
A shift that starts at 0300
An 8-hour shift starting at 0300 ends at 1100 (clock out 11:00 AM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 1500. Working from 0300 to 1700 is 14 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 13.5.
0300 — questions people ask
What is 0300 military time in 12-hour format?
0300 military time = 3:00 AM. The hour 03 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (3), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 3:00 AM.
How do you say 0300?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero three hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “3.”
Is 0300 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 0300 = 3:00 AM.